Seven movies will be screened during the 2023 Korean Film Festival (KFF) in the Philippines. Under the theme “Ka-ja! Korea Through Films,” the Korean Film Festival will run from Sept. 22 to 26 and is presented by the Korean Embassy in the Philippines and the Korean Cultural Center (KCC)...
DELIGHTFUL DURIAN Hong Kong MX introduces its latest mooncake with creamy durian filling The Chinese tradition of offering cakes to lunar gods and goddesses started more than a thousand years ago. During the reign of Tang Dynasty Emperor Xizong (AD 873–888), mooncakes were gifted by the...
We arrived on a speedboat in Lido, Venice in time for the 80th Venice Film Festival. First order of the day was to catch our very own, Sam Manacsa’s Cross My Heart and Hope to Die, competing at the Orizzonti – Concorso Corti. A scene from 'Cross My Heart and Hope to Die' The PalaBiennale was...
ILIGAN CITY – The Diyandi Festival, a unique, month-long celebration of three different cultures and merry-making and thanksgiving, opened on August 30 at the Anahaw Amphitheater, Buhanginan Hills, Barangay Pala-o, here. ILIGAN City Mayor Frederick Siao lights a torch signaling the official start...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin Abalos Sr. urged the people of North Cotabato to work together to maintain peace in the province. Abalos, guest speaker at the culminating activity of 109th Kalivungan Festival, said he was elated seeing the province's progress compared to the last...
A film produced by a Filipino has been chosen in the talent program of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from Sept. 7 to 17 in Toronto, Canada. “Village Keeper,” with Filipino Enrique Miguel Baniqued as producer, and Karen Chapman as writer and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Barangay Gusa dethroned defending champion Barangay Macabalan in the Cagayan de Oro Higalaay Festival Street Dancing Competition at the Misamis Oriental Integrated Sports Complex here on Sunday, August 27. PERFORMERS from Barangay Gusa celebrate after winning the...
Actress Park Eun-bin of the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and actor Lee Je-hoon of “Taxi Driver” will be the hosts of the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Organizers made the announcement on Aug. 27, adding that the opening ceremony of...
By ALEX AMANSEC WELCOME TO DAVAO A group of tribal dancers greets tourists and visitors at the Davao International Airport “Mabuhay ug madayaw!” is how you will hear people greet you everywhere you go in Davao. Theirs is a heightened version of the usual “mabuhay”—which already translates...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Kalivungan Festival opened on Friday, August 25, with over 1,000 guests and spectators in attendance at the North Cotabato Provincial Capitol Ground in Barangay Amas here. COTABATO Gov. Emmylou 'Lala' Taliño-Mendoza (center) arrives for the opening of the Kalivungan Festival...
Images by Juan Carlo de Vela HUNGRY FOR LECHON? The Cebu Lechon Festival highlights Cebu's culinary pride When you hear about Cebu, it’s hard not to think about one of its iconic dishes—lechon. Generations have come to enjoy the pork dish for its crispy skin, tender meat, and rich...
POV: You are in the King City of the South for the 38th Kadayawan sa Davao. After celebrating with the locals and joining the #VibrantKadayawan festivities, you are hungry and searching for a good place to eat. And where are the best places to dine? At SM City Davao and SM Lanang ! ...
